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"Mr. Xiao, please take a seat."

With a look of joy on his face, Emperor Xiaozong Zhao of the Song Dynasty hurriedly asked, "I wonder how Mr. Xiao thinks we can reverse the defeat of the Northern Expedition?"

"Simple, I'll ask your ancestor to send you some troops, and just fight back." Xiao Ran immediately gave the best solution.

Zhao Yan was stunned, "Can this be done?!"

"Of course." Xiao Ran said.

Zhao Min was overjoyed. If his ancestors came in person, the Northern Expedition would definitely succeed.

"I wonder when our ancestors will come?"

"Wait for me to contact you." Xiao Ran took out the spirit stone to find Zhao Kuangyin, and the news was like nothing.

There was no response for a long time, and Xiao Ran was a little confused, "He may be busy with something. I'll go check it out. You can delay it for two days."

"Wait a minute, Mr. Xiao, I have something to ask." Hearing this, Zhao Xun spoke quickly, his expression solemn.

"I carefully selected the generals for this Northern Expedition. Why did they fail?"

The news Zhao Min received in the palace was a little behind, and it was all reported by the generals, so many details may not be known.

Xiao Ran said in a deep voice: "The main reason for the failure of this battle is because of Shao Hongyuan."

"Mr. Xiao, please elaborate." His face changed slightly, and Zhao Min wanted to know the detailed process.

"Zhang Jun sent Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan to set out in two directions. You should know that Li Xianzhong led the Song army to fight bravely and defeated the Lingbi Jin army. Shao Hongyuan led his army to attack Hongxian, but could not be encircled for a long time. Li Xianzhong succeeded in persuading him to surrender, but Shao Hongyuan Afterwards, the two armies reunited and recaptured Suzhou, and the Central Plains was shaken. Shao Hongyuan planned to open a warehouse to reward the soldiers, but Li Xianzhong did not agree, and only rewarded the soldiers with money, and the conflict between the two intensified. "

"Later, the Jin army counterattacked, and Li Xianzhong repelled the Jin army's first attack. The Jin soldiers increased their troops again. Li Xianzhong asked Shao Hongyuan to send troops to attack the Jin army in two directions, but Shao Hongyuan deliberately stood still. Li Xianzhong fought alone, and Suzhou City was recovered and lost in this battle. ”

"What does it say in Zhang Jun's book?" Xiao Ran felt strange. He lost the battle and Zhang Jun should tell him the reason.

Zhao Xun said: "Zhang Jun reported that the Northern Expedition failed, the Jin army launched a large-scale attack, and Li Xianzhong offered his seal to punish him."

After thinking about it, Xiao Ran remembered that in history, the imperial court only learned the truth later.

The imperial court knew the whole story of the Fuli War and promoted him again.

In the first year of Qiandao, Li Xianzhong returned to Kuaiji and resumed his official duties. He was awarded 30,000 taels of silver, 30,000 pieces of silk, and 10,000 taels of cotton. He was also summoned to the court and awarded the title of general. When Zhao Min saw Li Xianzhong, he was surprised by his tall and majestic appearance and ordered someone to paint his portrait.

In the fourth year of Chunxi's reign, Li Xianzhong was called to Lin'an again. When he went to the palace to see him, Zhao Min again rewarded him. In July of the same year, Li Xianzhong died, and the court posthumously awarded him the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi.

"Shao Hongyuan harmed the soldiers because of his own selfish desires. His crime is unforgivable! I will definitely sentence him to Lingchi!"

Zhao Hao was furious. The Northern Expedition, which he had been planning for so many years, failed like this. He wished he could capture Shao Hongyuan and kill him now.

Suddenly a man from the palace walked in outside the palace, "Your Majesty, Master Tang has arrived outside the palace, do you want to summon him?"

Among the ministers named Tang during the Xiaozong period of Song Dynasty, only Tang Situi from the Zhuhe faction was the only one.

Xiao Ran looked at Zhao Yan, "Do you want to negotiate a peace?"

Zhao Xin, who was a little embarrassed, explained: "Before Mr. Xiao showed up, I did have some ideas, but now I just want to regain the lost ground."

"I'll let him go back now."

Xiao Ran stopped him, "Let him come in, just in time to hear what he wants to say."

Now Zhao Kuangyin has not replied to the letter, and he does not lack this time.

In the blink of an eye, Tang Sihui strode into the hall, and the first thing he saw was Xiao Ran, wearing weird clothes that he had never seen before.

He quickly looked away, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I am summoning the ministers to the palace, but there is news from the front line."

The record about Tang Situi came to Xiao Ran's mind.

He studied at a young age, became a Jinshi at the age of 28, and served as county magistrate. Later, he took the imperial examination and was appointed secretary of the provincial government.

Tang Situi was a tactful person, good at observing people's words and emotions, and relied on the Prime Minister Qin Hui to rise to the top. However, when Qin Hui became seriously ill, he chose to cut off the relationship with Qin Hui, which made Song Gaozong think that he was not Qin Hui's friend and still favored him.

At that time, the struggle between the peace negotiation and war factions was fierce. The people of the Southern Song Dynasty were very angry at Qin Hui's frame-up of Yue Fei and his betrayal of the country for glory. When Qin Hui died, the people of the country were overjoyed and praised Tang Sihui as prime minister. They all hoped that the new prime minister could reform politics, revitalize the Song Dynasty, and recover the lost territory in the Northern Expedition. However, no one expected that after Tang Situi became prime minister, he would be conservative and seek stability rather than enterprising. He always insisted that the country was weak and not suitable for war. He pursued a policy of peace and compromise on the grounds of protecting the country and the people.

As a result, he became an important figure in the Lord Harmony Sect.

In the twenty-sixth year of Shaoxing, Tang Situi suppressed Zhang Jun, the general of the main war faction, in order to squeeze out the right prime minister. Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty ordered Zhang Jun to be dismissed. At this point, the main peace faction occupied the court.

It was not until the 30th year of Shaoxing that more than 300,000 Jin troops invaded the south. Tang Si retreated and was impeached and removed from his position.

Soon in the first year of Longxing, Zhao Hao sent Zhang Jun as the main combatant to send troops to the Northern Expedition to resist the Jin Dynasty. Unfortunately, the Northern Expedition failed, and Tang Si retreated and became prime minister again.

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Hao found a good excuse and cleared his throat and said, "The front line has been temporarily defeated. I have a plan to deal with it. I have called you here to ask if you are willing to go to the front line?"

After the words fell, Tang Sidui was shocked. Why did the emperor let his ministers go to the front line?

He calmed down and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I believe that the front line should give up the war."

"The Jin Dynasty has controlled the north for many years, and when Gaozong was in power, the Jin army once went south. Now the Northern Expedition has failed. If the Jin army attacks the Song Dynasty again, it may not be able to withstand the war for too long."

"I sincerely request your Majesty to summon the frontline generals back to Beijing and send a peace agreement to the Jin army!"

Xiao Ran sneered and stared at Tang Sidui, "Do you know what will happen after the peace agreement is sent?"

"The Jin army has not gone south for many years, so it is natural that they are a little wary of the Song Dynasty, not to mention how the Jin people can conquer the Han people. Sending the peace treaty is just to buy the Song Dynasty many years to recuperate." Tang Situi looked solemn when he said this. , as if the suggestions he said were all for the world.

Zhao Xun said: "Does Mr. Xiao know what happened after the peace negotiation?"

Xiao Ran nodded and said unhurriedly: "After the failure of the Northern Expedition, you chose to negotiate for peace and re-appointed Tang Situi as prime minister. The peace faction was revived. At this time, the Jin Army spread the word. As long as you agree to various conditions, they will The attack will not continue southward.”

"The war faction and the peace faction argued, and you finally chose the peace faction. The peace faction believed that Zhang Jun's Northern Expedition angered the Jin army, so you wrote a self-incriminating edict and demoted Zhang Jun. Subsequently, you sent an envoy I went to sign the peace agreement."

Tang Situi on the side couldn't help but speak, "With the signing of the peace agreement, the Jin army must not continue to move south."

"It is true that there was no southward movement in the short term, but the contents of the peace agreement changed the relationship between the Jin Kingdom and the Southern Song Dynasty."

"The emperors of the Jin and Song Dynasties treated each other like uncles and nephews. They paid less tribute, but they ceded lands and paid compensation. This resulted in forty years of peace."

The terms of the peace negotiation can be said to be extremely humiliating. From then on, the people of Song Dynasty were inferior to the people of Jin Dynasty.

Xiao Ran changed his voice and continued: "Before the peace talks, Zhang Jun was dismissed from office again and died on the way to be demoted. Prime Minister Tang Sihui was eager to promote an armistice and reconciliation, and secretly ordered Wang Zhiwang and Long Dayuan to dismantle armaments. He also sent Wei Qi to Jin The court negotiated peace and arrested and imprisoned all officials who opposed the withdrawal of troops and the cession of territory."

"As a result, in October, the Jin State once again sent troops to invade the south. The Song army was unprepared and retreated steadily. Chu, Hao, Chu and other states fell one after another. Tang Si was dismissed from office, and seventy-two students from the Imperial Academy jointly signed a letter, accusing them of being treacherous and mistaken. He intended to ask the emperor to kill several members of the Zhuhe faction. In November of the second year of Longxing, Tang Sixui died of grief after hearing the news.

"The Longxing Peace Agreement was signed in December under the coercion of the Jin army."

At this moment, Zhao Min couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. He grabbed the tea cup and threw it on Tang Situi, "Idiot! You actually brought the country to this point by mistake!"

Tang Sidui looked pale and defended in fear, "Your Majesty, I am doing this for the people of the world, I..."

"Come here! Drag him down and chop him down!"

Zhao Min didn't want to hear Tang Situi's nonsense at all.

Soon Tang Sihui was dragged out and his head fell to the ground.

"Mr. Xiao, the battle situation on the front line is very anxious. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long." He softened his expression and looked at Xiao Ran. Zhao Min was extremely worried that the front line would be lost again.

Xiao Ran didn't say much, turned around and went to find someone.

……

Jimo ancient city
There was still no response to the message sent to Zhao Kuangyin, and Xiao Ran was planning to go to Da Song to see the situation.

Zhu Di asked aloud, "Have you received a new order?"

"Yes, the Southern Song Dynasty's list. I'm going to talk to Song Taizu about something."

"What is the demand for the order? I have nothing to do, so I can help." Zhu Di took the initiative to step forward and said curiously.

Xiao Ran opened the list and said, "I need to borrow some soldiers. The Jin army is already approaching." "It's a small matter. I'll bring some soldiers there. I can send the Jin people back to their hometown with any command." After reading, Zhu Di waved his hand. , I don’t think it’s a problem at all.

"That's okay, I'll take you there." Xiao Ran had no objection.

Whoever borrows troops is not a soldier. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were much stronger than Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhu Di was going to summon people, so Xiao Ran simply spoke to Zhao Xin first.

……

The first year of Longxing
Fuli city
A horse came from the direction of the capital to deliver the palace edict.

"Report! Letter from Beijing!"

"Sir, reinforcements are about to arrive. Your Majesty has ordered to defend Fuli."

The messenger knelt down on one knee and shouted loudly.

Zhang Jun was shocked and asked in a deep voice, "Which reinforcements are coming? When will they arrive?"

Now the Jin army is not far outside the city, and he doesn't know how many days he can hold on.

"I don't know. Your Majesty just said that you trust Xiao Ran."

Xiao Ran?

Who is this?

Zhang Jun had never heard of this name and was even more confused.

This order is too strange.

But he didn't care about that much, Zhang Jun said: "Send the order, all the soldiers in the city are always ready to fight, and those who escape without fighting will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

When there was news of reinforcements, Zhang Jun did not plan to release them for the time being. He had no trust in the fleeing generals.

The order was spread to all the soldiers in Fuli City. The generals had their own ideas. Only Li Xianzhong went to meet Zhang Jun.

"Sir, has your Majesty given any orders on how to deal with me?" Li Xianzhong asked.

Only then did Zhang Jun remember that Li Xianzhong was not mentioned in Beijing.

"Your Majesty has not punished you, so you don't have to worry too much. I will explain everything to Your Majesty when I return to the capital."

"The defeat was my fault. I am really not suitable to continue to be a general. Your Majesty, please allow me to be demoted to a soldier. When the war is over, I will accept your Majesty's condescension." Li Xianzhong spoke firmly with his eyes lowered.

He doesn't want to be this general.

"The Jin army is outside the city at the moment. What do you mean by what you are saying now!" Zhang Jun asked coldly.

At this moment, the messenger who went out came back again.

"Sir, this is something His Majesty has asked to give to you. Your Majesty said you cannot open it until you return to Beijing."

A small box was delivered to Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun, who took the box, frowned and motioned for the messenger to go down.

Li Xianzhong's eyes fell on the box unconsciously.

Suddenly, there was a noise outside.

"Who are you!"

Zhang Jun and Li Xianzhong walked out quickly.

There were two to three hundred people outside, led by two of them.

"Who are you?!"

The young man in the strangest clothes looked puzzled, "The emperor's edict hasn't been sent yet?"

Another man, wearing armor and full of terrifying aura, snorted coldly, "The messengers of the Southern Song Dynasty were too slow."

"I am Xiao Ran, these are the reinforcements your Majesty invited."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Jun softened his expression, stepped forward and cupped his hands, "Mr. Xiao, I have received the news, please sit down with me and talk."

Unexpectedly, the Xiao Ran whom the emperor mentioned was so young, and he didn't look like he was from the Song Dynasty.

Two to three hundred reinforcements are too few.

Xiao Ran and Zhu Di followed Zhang Jun into the house.

Li Xianzhong hesitated for a moment and followed in.

The Song army guarded the two to three hundred people outside the house very vigilantly and did not dare to act rashly.

"Mr. Xiao, are these the only reinforcements?" Zhang Jun asked impatiently after sitting down.

Xiao Ran smiled and said: "Two or three hundred people are enough."

"My soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are not afraid of life and death, and they have firearms to help them. The mere Jin people have nothing to fear." Zhu Di was very arrogant when he mentioned his soldiers.

Li Xianzhong's expression remained unchanged.

"However, you have to hand over the command to him." Xiao Ran was naturally talking about Zhu Di.

Li Xianzhong then answered, "Mr. Xiao, without His Majesty's edict, they may not obey the command."

"Who is this?"

Zhang Jun introduced, "This is Lieutenant General Li Xianzhong."

Realizing that Xiao Ran seemed to know Li Xianzhong, Zhang Jun was surprised, "Why does Mr. Xiao look like this?"

"The Jin army attacked before, but you fought alone. The fault is not yours."

Xiao Ran said it bluntly.

Only Zhu Di looked puzzled among the people present.

"How do you say this?"

After briefly explaining how Fu Li had been lost, Zhu Di looked solemn and said, "These generals should be killed on the spot!"

Xiao Ran said, "Go and summon the other generals."

"If we want them to be obedient, now we can only kill the chicken to scare the monkeys."

Zhang Jun, who understood the current situation, did not hesitate and immediately arranged for people to summon the generals.

At the time of half a stick of incense, all the generals gathered.

They were extremely confused when they saw that Zhang Jun and Li Xianzhong were very respectful to Xiao Ran.

"Someone, bring Shao Hongyuan forward!"

Zhang Jun gave the order, but a few soldiers rushed forward and held Shao Hongyuan down.

"Sir, what do you mean by this?!"

Shao Hongyuan asked loudly, feeling uneasy. (End of chapter)